Gearing.



C. F. HALDEMAN.

GEARING.

APPLICATION HLBD MAY 31, 1912.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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GEARING.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HALDET/IAN, OF SALEM, OI-IIO, ASSIG-NOR T0 THE SILVER:MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, 0F SALEM, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

GEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed May 31, 1912. Serial No. 700,563.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HALDE- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salem, in the county of Columbiana and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gearing, of whichthe following is a specification. a

My invention relates to improvements 1n gearing construction, theobjects being, first, to provide mechanism for actuating the feed, theendless feed belts and the various rollers in connection therewith, andsecond, to provide means for reversing the rotation of the lower endlessconveyer belt. These objects together with other objects readilyapparent to those skilled in the art I attain by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is alongitudinal vertical section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is atop view showing the upper endless compressor belt removed. Fig. 4 is asectional view on an enlarged scale of the clutch members and thedifferent parts belonging to and pertaining to the clutches and theirrespective gears. Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view of the innerclutch wheel. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the outer clutchwheel. Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of the reverse lever. Fig.8 is a detached perspective view of the clutch member fixed to androtatable with the lower endless conveyer propelling shaft. Fig. 9 is adetached perspective view of the gear driving wheel, its pinion andclutch.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 4represents in a conventional way, a feedcutter frame which is constructed in the usual manner, reference beinghad to the proper assembling and arrangement of the various movable androtatable parts designed and calculated to be carried by said frame. The

- cutter head shaft 2 is journaled in the usual manner in the frame andis provided with the usual pulley 3. The shaft 2, the cutter rearward asuflicient distance to provide' sufficient surface to receive thematerial designed to be cut. It will be understood that the rear end ofthe endless conveyer is to be located around a roller, but owing to thefact that the construction is common and well known vand has no specificreference to the present invention the same is not illustrated. Upon theshaft 5 is securely mounted the clutch member 8, which clutch member isrdesigned to be coupled and uncoupled to and from the drive sprocketwheel 9 at one side of which wheel is located the long pinion 10. Thedrive sprocket wheel 9 and the long pinion 10 are preferably formedintegral with each other and also the clutch member 11, said clutchmember 11 being for the purpose of engagement with the fixed clutchmember 8. The drive sprocket wheel 9 and the long pinion 10 are slidablyand loosely mounted upon the shaft 5. For the purpose of continuouslyrotating the sprocket wheel 9, the shaft 2 is provided with the sprocketwheel 12 from which sprocket wheel leads the sprocket chain 13.

The feed roller 14 is securely mounted upon the shaft 15, which shaft isjournaled in the frame and for the purpose of communicating rotarymotion to the shaft 15 and the roll 14 the gear wheel 16 is provided,which gear wheel meshes with the pinion 10. Then the machine is runningnormal the shaft 5 runs in the direction to move the top member of theendless conveyer 7 toward the feed roller 14, and owing to the fact thatthe roller 6 is securely mounted upon said shaft the top portion ofsaidA roller will also move toward the roller 14,

for reversing the feed mechanism having to do with the presentinvention, and may -be employed and used regardless of the specificconstruction of the cutter head and the feed mechanism proper.

When the feed cutter is in operation, that is feeding devices are movedin the direction to convey the material to the cutter head to be actedupon, the feed roller 11 is driven by the pinion 10 the gear wheels 16meshing therewith and the coupled clutch members 18 and 19. The clutchmember 18 is securely mounted upon the shaft 15 and upon which shaft 15is securely mounted the sprocket wheel 31 from which sprocket wheelleads the drive chain 35 to the sprocket wheel 36, which sprocket wheelis securely mounted upon the shaft 5. While the clutch members 18 and 19are connected together the sprocket wheel 34 is the driving one and thesprocket wheel 36 is the driven one and the drive chain and the uppermember of the drive chain moves in the direction of the arrow A. Thisdrive chain communicates rotary motion to the shaft 5 and in turnimparts movement to the endless conveyer 7. The upper member of theendless conveyer being moved in the same direction as the drive chain 35indicated by the arrow A. When the clutch members 18 and 19 aredisconnected and the clutch members 8 and 11 connected the direction ofmotion of the shaft 5 is reversed and the sprocket wheel 36 becomes thedriving one and the sprocket wheel 341 the driven one; and when theclutch members 8 and 11. are connected and the clutch members 18 and 19disconnected the upper member of the drive chain 35 moves in thedirection of the arrow B.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In gearing of the class described, the combination of a suitableframe, a shaft journaled in said frame, a fixed clutch member carried bysaid shaft, a pinion slidably mounted upon said shaft, said pinion beingprovided with a clutch face adapted to engage said fixed clutch member,a second shaft journaled in said frame, a fixed clutch member carried bysaid second shaft, a gear slidably mounted upon said second shaft andmeshing with said pinion, said gear being provided with a clutch faceadapted to engage said second fixed clutch member, means for slidingsaid gear and said pinion upon their respective shafts, means forrotatably connecting the shafts independently of the clutch members andmeans for continuously rotating said pinion.

In gearing of the class described, the combination of a suitable frame,a shaft journaled in said frame, a fixed clutch membel carried by SaidShaft, a pinion slidably mounted upon said shaft, said pinion beingYprovided with a clutch face adapted to engage lsaid fixed clutch member,a second shaft journaled in saidframe, a fixed clutch member carried bysaidsecond shaft, a gear slidably mounted upon said second shaft andmeshing with said pinion, said gear being provided with a clutch faceadapted to enga-ge said second xed clutch member, a sliding blocklocated upon said first named shaft, a pivoted lever provided withyokes, one of the yokes of the pivoted lever being adapted forengagement with the sliding block and the other yoke being adapted forengagement with the sliding gear, means for rotatably connecting the twoshafts together independently of the clutch members and means forcontinuously rotating said pinion. 3. In gearing of the class described,the combination of a suitable frame, a shaft journaled in said frame, afixed clutch member carried by said shaft, a loose clutch memberslidably mounted upon said shaft, said loose clutch member provided withgear teeth, a second shaft journaled in said frame, a fixed clutchmember carried by said second shaft, a loose clutch member slidablymounted upon said second shaft, said last named loose clutch memberbeing provided with gear teeth adapted to mesh with the gear teeth uponthe first named clutch member, means for rotatably connecting the shaftsindependently of the clutch members, means for simultaneously coupling.the clutch members upon either 0f the shafts and uncoupling the clutchmembers upon the other shaft and means for continuously rotating one ofthe loose clutch members.

4. In gearing of the class described, the combination of a frame,parallel shafts j ournaled within said frame, fixed clutch mem berscarried by said shafts, loose clutch members lslidably mounted upon saidshafts, said loose clutch members being rotatably connected, meansindependent of said clutch members for rotatably connecting' saidshafts, means for rotating one of said loose clutch members and meansfor coupling and uncoupling said clutch members. 5. In gearing of theclass described, th combination of a suitable frame, a driving shaft, asprocket wheel carried by said driving shaft, parallel shafts journaledinsaid frame, a xed clutch member carried by one of said parallelshafts, a sprocket wheel slidably mounted upon said shaft and providedwith a clutch face adapted to engage said fixed clutch member, a pinionformed integral with said slidably sprocket wheel, a fixed clutch membercarried by the second of said parallel shafts, a gear wheel slidablymounted upon said second parallel shaft, and provided with a clutch facemeeting said parallel shafts together indel0 oencler'ltly' ofeluteh'melibefs.. ""Itfe'strinyVthat cla'h the above, I haveheent'sbzerbed my name in the presencel ''ftwol Witnesses.

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